Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Ref

If you loved The Ref, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Friday After Next

Friday After Next

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ref for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Craig and his cousin Day-Day have finally moved out of their parents' houses and into their own crib, working nights at a local mall as security guards. When their house is robbed ...

#2
Jingle Bell Heist

Jingle Bell Heist

2025★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ref for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two down-on-their-luck hourly workers team up to rob a posh London department store on Christmas Eve. Will they steal each other's hearts along the way?...

#3
This Christmas

This Christmas

2007★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ref for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage...

#4
'R Xmas

'R Xmas

2001★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ref for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas....

#5
Love the Coopers

Love the Coopers

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ref for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, l...

#6
Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ref for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending th...

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